1. Voice of Children, Young People and Families Hannah Bolger Performance Improvement Team, Children’s Services

2. What to expect
What is Voice of the Child, Young Person and Family
Project Objectives
Engagement and input

3. What is Voice of the Child, Young Person and Family?
Strategic - The ways in which people are asked about and able to voice their view and/or influence change on the strategies, plans, budgets etc. in a strategic, high level and frequent/well established way.
Operational - The ways in which people are asked about and able to voice their view of a service, topic, project, change or development.
Individual - The way in which people are asked about, and are able to voice their feelings, wishes and opinion about their needs and the processes they are involved in.

4. Objective
To integrate the Voice of the Child, Young Person and Family within Hertfordshire Children’s Services at an individual, operational and strategic level.

5. What do we want to achieve in Children’s Services
Consistent approach to VoCYPF across Children’s Services
Promoting good practice
Make it easier for staff to incorporate VoCYPF into their work
Being able to demonstrate the impact on the service and the people we work with

6. Existing Documents

7. What’s Important?

8. Engagement Process
Mid-October to end November 2018
Seeking views on proposed principles
As many different groups of people as possible

9. How can you help?
Are there any specific groups/ communities that you think we should speak to?
What’s the best way to engage with people, including any groups from the first question?

10. Any Questions?